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hee Who fought against the Nazi’ eriminals, . ‘Yor i e unugual- degree. * “The reason for this campaign mm coused ‘of: Being . he: -brother of Gerhart: ‘hii cytes ; aca “ Oy arrivda ‘tn “Hollywood in ghee ; activi fes yave been artistic activities, In addition:to the ch der. “asic, piano and ‘orchestral works I composed: in Hollywood, Tov the musical score for nine motion’ pictures, -inolud ing "Hang-. .men-Als Die", “N§panish Main", and "None ‘But ‘the Lonely. Heartls2 ie Hy’ tended gett endian rittos 3s Atm ted, “and I “never dabbled init. Ths} tees not mean that “Tam ‘not’ ‘{aterested = “dn world -affeirs,. or that 4° ‘advocate the old theory thet an artist ,s sehourd | ‘Yemein. 4solated inshis ivory.tower, for which | it is Becoming me ‘tL Aittioult. ‘bo. pay the Fent anyway: fy Toa Ra i “tds “not. ‘surprising’ ‘to me that ‘due’ to ‘the sae ident. of my. Sgeographical ‘Bituation. = I-am living in Hollywood ~‘and the co- |: {incidence of my family’ ‘ties: ‘the Housé Un-American ‘Activities Com hittea should find me a most convenient target for. attack, «But .: ‘what does. infuriate me, and what is most unfair in the announced investigation of my “Hollywood activities", ie the attempt to foe timldate and smear my friends and. the artists with whom i have. hed Lonaleontacts. ee 6 be a “ln “Germany. 4b: “had been necessary for | an. artist’ “who” “wi shed ° to “remaln | ‘av living “and ‘an ‘eating one, {though not a corrupted one ) 74 re) partigipate in the. fight ‘against reaction and fascism. J.-had.3 parti¢ipated in this struggle as a musician, and my contribution . Was a modest. one.’ ; My contact ‘with politics and political” ‘parties: 2 lways -been’ ‘pasuals But, on all my concert tours,- professional. * ‘wwhich®took me whether to Amsterdan, Brussels, Cope nkagon, o. “@Qurich;: London, Madrid, Paris, New York, Prague or "Moscow, Lwas . ecéived not only: as a -bomposer, pat also as a. -co-fignter against the ‘Nazis. and. their Gollaborators.” - =. : : rn my “travels. - met: anti: -fasciats ‘of évery aeseription? conmunl sts ,-social. democrats, liberals, monarchists and confuses => Sionists » of all social stratas, 1 saw mistakes and ‘confusion,:: “seb-backs “and ‘defeats, “It was-e bitter time, “Wheat could ‘T. Bon=. “tribute? ... “I was a musician, so I contributed musio: ~ songs, “stage .. BASLO “gontatas and oratotios. I aid my best to inspire all ‘those s > Among thése were commun-.77 2. sts, reliable fighters with good discipline, who. fought heroically “Funder -the ‘nost “complicated conditions, where meroy was not: expected. and. merey Was, not given..xNeither the syndieated hyster’s Of a ot